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1) Have a spritz! It's a typical Venetian aperitif..

2) Cross the Grand Canal with a gondola (traghetto) for only €2. Along the Grand Canal there are six boarding points.

3) Visit the “Libreria Acqua Alta” in Castello district: it's a bizarre bookshop where old gondolas are used as shelves! Books are everywhere and they're even used as staircase!

4) Visit St. Mark's Basilica, one of the most magnificent monuments in Venice! Its construction began around 1000 BC. If you want to avoid the long waiting time, prebook your entrance with the “skip the line” ticket!

Two months ago I went on a cruise with Costa Cruises for a week from Venice. I booked a private transfer service on this portal (http://www.venetoinside.com/en/transport/) from the airport to the seaport and return. ;)